Posted by Dinah on July 5, 2006, at 14:13:08
In reply to anxious, posted by sunnydays on July 5, 2006, at 9:30:15
This may sound kind of weird. But I do a lot of creative visualization for all sorts of things, from pain management to putting myself to sleep.
So what I visualize is something like this. If I'm worrying about something, I try to feel where in my brain the thought is coming from, and I sort of smooth it over. I picture it as squelching the electrical activity. If I start having thoughts again, I just smooth over that part of my brain. If I concentrate at it, I can usually put myself to sleep.
I use a modified form of this visualization to forget something. I don't have as much luck remembering things. :)
The trouble is that visualization requires a fair amount of concentration. So I still wake up with a start thinking anxious thoughts. And if I can't muster the concentration, it won't work.
I'm starting to teach my son creative visualization for pain blocking. So if he scrapes his leg, I have him picture a rubber wall that the nerve impulses can't get through, so the pain bounces back down without his brain ever being aware of it. He says he can get it to work for short periods of time, but I'm not sure if he's humoring me.
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